Iowa's Matt Ballweg, ranked No. 8 at 141, then posted a 12-2 major over Lion senior Bryan Pearsall, giving Iowa a 13-0 lead. Penn State sophomore Andrew Alton, ranked No. 8 at 149, put Penn State on the board with an 18-8 major over Iowa's Brody Grothus.

That was followed by the Lions' Dylan Alton, ranked No. 5 at 157, battling No. 1 Derek St. John. Like the 125-pound bout, the All-American duo did not disappoint. Alton took a lead midway through the second period and carried that lead into the third.

Alton looked to increase his lead late in the bout, but St. John was able to counter and get a late takedown to post a 4-3 win. The victory, Iowa's fourth in the first five, put the Hawkeyes up 16-4 at the halfway point.

The second half began with a bang for Penn State as All-American David Taylor, ranked No. 2 at 165, dominated No. 13 Nick Moore.

Taylor turned Moore three times in the first period alone and rolled to an 18-2 technical fall at the 6:42 mark.

Iowa won a third battle by a single point. This time, No. 6 Mike Evans used a late third-period counter takedown to down No. 4 Matt Brown at 174, putting the Hawkeyes up 19-9 with only three bouts left.

Penn?State began its comeback bid when all-American Ed Ruth, ranked No. 1 at 184, remained undefeated on the year with a dominating 21-10 major over Iowa's Grant Gambrall.

Fellow all-American teammate Quentin Wright, ranked No. 3 at 197, then pulled Penn State to within striking distance, picking up an 8-3 win over No. 19 Nathan Burak to cut the Iowa lead to 19-16.

In the dual's final bout, No. 6 Bobby Telford of Iowa stopped Penn State's comeback short with a 9-2 win over No. 17 Jon Gingrich at heavyweight.

Despite Iowa winning six of the 10 bouts, Penn State owned a 22-13 lead in takedowns.